Dive Brief: Ava Community Energy launched an $11.25 million incentive program last week for residential customers installing solar and battery storage in their homes. The Oakland, California-based community choice aggregator’s SmartHome Battery […]
IEA Chief Issues Stark Warning on Oil Prices
Just as oil prices on the futures market slip again on hopes for a quick end to the war in the Middle East, the head of the International Energy Agency issued a […]
The U.S. Is Making Major Strides Toward Nuclear Fuel Independence
Nuclear energy is poised for a major comeback in the United States. Donald Trump has made the revitalization of the domestic nuclear power sector a major aim of his administration, with the […]
The Rare Earth Trap: How China Outmaneuvered the Entire Western Defense Industry
In 1992, China’s political leader Deng Xiaoping made a comparison that should’ve set off alarms across the West: “There is oil in the Middle East; there is rare earth in China.” Instead, […]
Australian home battery installations equal to almost 10 pct of global utility capacity brought online in March
Here’s a stat to blow your mind. Australian households are installing batteries equal to 9% of the total storage capacity installed by power companies across the globe. The post Australian home battery installations […]
World’s Top Oil Companies To Rake In Extra $234 Billion In War Profits
An analysis by The Guardian has revealed that the world’s largest Oil & Gas companies, as well as major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, will make an extra $234 […]
Scoop: DOE sends a list of ‘retained’ projects to Congress
The Department of Energy has sent Congress a list of nearly 2,000 awards the agency plans to “retain or modify” from the Biden era, Latitude Media has learned. The list comes as […]
US EV Market Down 27%, Worst 1st Quarter Since 2022
When Joe Biden and Democrats got control of the White House and Congress, they revived and extended the $7,500 EV tax credit, with some new stipulations but also very inclusive loopholes. In […]
‘Thousands of Hoover Dams:’ Utilities request $1.4 trillion in spending through 2030
Electricity prices in the U.S. are increasing to the point where — as Latitude Media executive editor Stephen Lacey said on Open Circuit last year — they’re the new “price of eggs” […]
Utility investment plans jump 21%, further threatening affordability: PowerLines
Dive Brief: Investor-owned utilities have boosted their 5-year capital expenditure plans by about 21% in order to meet rising electricity demand, threatening to exacerbate an energy affordability crisis that is worrying almost […]